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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 1528705, member: 3723"] [I]"With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, it's not enough to simply have a passion for brewing and beer when it comes to starting a brewery or working for one as the industry gets more competitive. Recognizing that, some universities are now offering programs on the business of craft beer. In the last decade, the number of craft breweries has grown to more than 4,000 in the U.S. today, from more than 1,400 in 2005, according to the Brewers Association. A lot of breweries started out five or 10 years ago with a focus on beer, said Gregory Dunkling, director of the University of Vermont's new online business of craft beer certificate program, which starts in February. Back then, a home brewer may have been able to create some great recipes but didn't have the business acumen so along the way hired staff to cover marketing, sales, the business operation, he said. It's harder to pull that off today. As the industry has grown and become more competitive, the bar has been raised for those starting a brewery or working for one, said Bart Watson, chief economist with the Brewers Association."[/I] I think it would be very cool to see something like this added to the UConn-Hartford campus. Something like this would make it unique and adds to the "destination" campus idea that I think the state eventually wants UConn-Hartford to become. [URL]http://www.courant.com/business/hc-beer-college-20160104-story.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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